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STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.

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H. H. HAYDEN.

STORE SERVICE, APPARATUS.

No. 303,158. v Patented Aug.'5, 1884..

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NITED STATES -PATENT STClRE-SERVlCE APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,158. dated August5, 1884.

Application filed Ju y 12, 1884. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRIS H. HAYDEN, a citizen of the United States,and a residentof the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improve.

ments in Store-Service Apparatus, of which for supporting the movableends of the ways,

for raising and lowering the latter, and for maintaining a practi callyuniform tension upon each way whatever may be its position.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view showing the arrangementof desk, counter, shelving, and supporting-frame in con nection with thewire ways of a store-service apparatus. Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1. Fi 3is an end elevation showing two counters and a modified arrangement offrame. Fig. 4 is a View illustrating the movable support and connectionsfor the wires. Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan of the connecting-frames. Fig.6 illustrates the support for the movable end of a wire with means forsetting thelatter in different positions.

In that class of store'service apparatus in which the carriers move uponwires extending between the main desk and the various stations it isfrequently found diflicult to secure an effective support for thestation ends of the wires, especially when the latter are connected toslides whereby they are raised and lowered to alter the inclination, andthus cause the carriers to travel back and forth. This difficulty isespecially apparent in stores where the stations are situated at adistance from the walls and where the ceilings are high, preventing theattachment of the supportingrods to the walls or ceilings. I overcomethis In the perspective view, Fig. 1, aframe, A, consists of uprights aZ) and transverse bars D c, and longitudinal bars 0, connected to form arigid structure, as shown, and set upon the tops of the shelving C, soas to overhang the 5 latter slightly at one side, the wires d, whichconstitute the ways upon which the carriers run, extending fronrthecentral desl D, and through the frame A, as shown in Fig. 2, to therespective stations, or to the slides E,wl11ch 6 move upon the uprightsa b, or are otherwise vertically adjustable. The rods a b I) c arescrewed into the ball-connections s at the corners, and the severalframes thus-made are bound into a solid frame-work by means of 6longitudinal rods 0, which slip through the balls and are fastened byset-screws. The rods 0 are adjustable both laterally and longitudinallyby the double connections a which are furnished each with a set-screw atthe top 7 and bottom, so as to fasten on both 0 and c.

In Fig. 3 the frame A. is constructed in a similar manner to that shownin the other figurcs, (except that there are no lower crossrods, 0,) andit is secured to the floor between 7 the counters F F. By thisconstruction each standard or rod a, which supports or guides one end ofone of the ways, ismade the means of bracing the other standards orsupports, so as .to secure an extremely strong, rigid, yet 8 light andelegant'structure, which in no wise interferes with the operations inthe store nor detracts from the appearance thereof.

The movable end of each wire in the store service system of thecharacter above de- 8 scribed must, if the wire is taut, travel in a.curve or circle corresponding to a circle having for its center theopposite fixed end of the wire. This necessitates either the use ofcurved rods, upon which the slides connected to the movable ends of thewires may travel, or that the wires shall be so slack as to interfere insome cases with the effective operations of the system.

To avoid the use of curved ways or guides, g. and at the same time causethe ends of the wires to travel in curves without materially varying thetension of the wires, I make use of a linkconnection, illustrated inFig. 4. Said connection consists of two frames, S T, of r the shapeshown in Fig. 5, the frame S being pivoted in the uprights a at 2, so asto swing away from the fixed point of the line, and the frame T beingfastened to the movable end of the line, and being jointed at itsopposite end to the rear end of the frame S. With these frames iscombined means for raising and lowering the frames at the point wherethe two are jointed together. Such means may consist of a rod, L,jointed to the framesat the junction, and extending downward, so as tobe raised and lowered by the salesman, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 4.I prefer, however, to use two cords, N M, the former eX- tending over apulley, d, to the joint of the frames, and the latter pendent from saidjoint,

so that the frames may be brought to either position shown in Fig. 4 bypulling upon one or the other of the said cords.

Owing to the arrangement and connection of the frames, as set forth, themovable end of the way or wire (I may be carried in substantially acurve corresponding to a circle, of which the fixed end is the center,thereby maintaining the same tension upon the way throughout itstravelsf In some instances it is desirable to impart a more extendedmovement to the ways than can be secured by the use of the jointedsupports alone. ,This is especially the case where the ways should beinclined to a slight extent, in order to cause the carrier to move tothe station, and then further drawn down and inclined, in order to bringthe carrier within reach of the salesman. To effect this, I pivot thejointed frames to the slide E, as shown in Fig. 6, using the samearrangement of cords as shown in Fig. 4., whereby the slide may be drawndown to the position shown in full lines, and until it strikes a stop,19, and the frames may then be drawn down to the position shown in thedotted lines, to bring the carrier within reach of the salesman. Whilethe slide moves in a straight course above the stop 1), and therebyprevents the wire from being absolutely taut throughout the whole lengthof its travel, the slacking of the wire when itis between its upper andmiddle position is amatter of no importance, as the carrier does notmove upon the way except when the wire isat its upper, middle, and lowerpositions, and only travels upon the wire when in the lower position,when occasionally it is necessary to impart a greater impetus to itsmovement.

The frame of the slide E is provided with an arm, 8, in which is an eye,a, for the passage of the cord M, which is connected to the joint of theframes S T. By this arrange ment a draft upon the cord N will first liftthe jointed ends of the frames until they are folded together, as shownat the left, Fig. 4, or as in full lines, Fig. 6, and will then raisethe slide to its upper position. When the cord M is drawn downward theslide is carried with it until itstrikes the stop 1), after which thefurther draft upon the cord will carry down the frames to the positionshown in dottedlines, Fig. 6. A guard, o, limits the downward movementof the frame S.

A catch, at, may be provided at the upper portion of the standard a, tohold the slide in its elevated position, and this catch may be operatedby a pendent cord, at, to release the slide.

Without limiting myself to the precise construction of theparts shown, Iclaim 1. A support for the wires of a store-service apparatus,consisting of a frame adapted for the attachment of the counter ends ofthe wires and composed of vertical, transverse, and longitudinal bars,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a store-service apparatus, of the wire ways,desk, and counters, and frames adapted to support the counter ends ofthe ways, consisting of uprights, longitudinal. and cross. bars, andarranged in proximity to the counters away from the walls and 4 portsconnected to the counter ends of the ways," and movable in respect tothe vertical rods, substantially as set forth.

4c. The combination, with the movable end of a store-service way, ofjointed frames, and means substantially as described, for raising andlowering the jointed ends of the frames, for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, with the movable ways of a store-service apparatus,of jointed frames connected to the ways and to vertically-adjustableslides, substantially as specified.

6. The combination, in a storeservice apparatus, of a slide, and meanssubstantially as described, for moving it upon a vertical guide or rod,a frame, S, pivoted to said slide, 'and a frame, T, pivoted to the frameS and connected to one of the ways, substantially as specified.

7. The combination, of a vertical guide or rod, a slide having a limitedmovement thereon, a frame pivoted to the slide, and a second framepivoted to the first and connected to one of the wires of thestore-service apparatus, whereby the said frames may be carried by aslide and drawn down below the latter after it has reached the limit ofits lowest movement, substantially as set forth.

8. A support for the movable end of the wire of a store-serviceapparatus, consisting of a slide having a limited vertical movement, andconnections between the slide and the end of the wire, whereby thelatter can be raised and lowered after the slide has reached the limitof its downward movement, substantially as set forth.-

9. The combination of the slide, jointed gitudinal and cross rods, andadjustable supframes connected to the slide and to the Wire, andelevatingeond connected to the frame and arranged to first lift theframe and then the slide, substantially as set forth.

19. The combination of the guide-rod a, having a stop, 0, slide movingupon the rod above the stop, catch for holding the slide in its elevatedposition, jointed frame connected to the slide and to the wire, andmeans, substantially as described, for elevating the franie'io andslide.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

, HAR HS H. HAYDEN. W'itnesses:

EDWIN L. GiLns, \VM. TRUsLoW.

